The birds are flying south and the world is hidden under layers of heavy snow. Nanuark and his family are on a long journey to the Great Water before the Big Freeze. As they travel Nanuark and his sisters tell tales of the Man Beast, whose terrible eyes flash fire and who grabs little bears with its icicle claws. But does the Man Beast really exist?

 

There are 32 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2003 by Little Tiger Press Group .

Judy Waite lives in Southampton. She is the author of several titles published by Little Tiger Press, including MOUSE, LOOK OUT!, THE STRAY KITTEN and THE STORM SEAL. Norma Burgin lives in Oxford. She has illustrated the Little Tiger books LITTLE TURTLE AND THE SONG OF THE SEA and MOUSE, LOOK OUT!. Judy Waite spent her childhood in Singapore, and then studied at the Portsmouth College of Art. She has already amassed an impressive body of published work for children, including picture book texts, educational titles and teenage fiction. She has two grown-up children, and lives in Southampton.